Cultural and culinary tour de France




 Vintage poster pictures courtesy
of La Galerie Montmartre

Discover authentic French shops and products in the city and inner north. Have you ever wondered where the Melbourne's French community shops and meets?
Take a look around Carlton and Fitzroy and discover some authentic French shops and products.
Let's meet the French who have settled here and want to share their expertise and creativity with Melburnians. A French lunch will complete our time together.


2 sessions to choose from: Fridays (10.30am-2.30pm) or Saturdays (9.30am-1.30pm)

Venue: Meet at Mr Truffe, 90 Smith Street, near the corner of Gertrude Street, Fitzroy for coffee and some of the best French pastries in Melbourne.

Guides: Vaiana Hellebout / Muriel Brock
Fee: $149 - morning tea, lunch and some information sheets are included.


The tour will include informative talks from shop owners, discount vouchers and beautiful gifts as well as tastings of cheese and charcuterie products.
A specialised culinary bookshop, a vintage poster shop, an importer of high quality French produce, and a charcuterie (deli) making its own products onsite. In each case, the host will spend time with us, providing background on their products and the history of the art or craft involved. Lunch will take place at either a French Bistro in a Melbourne CBD laneway (on Fridays) or in a classy and inventive restaurant in Carlton (on Saturdays).
The standard tour will involve about 1/2 an hour of walking and some travel by taxi (included). The Tour can also be organized on bikes for a fun and team building approach.

Outcomes
At the end of this course you will have:
Improved your culinary knowledge about French chocolate, cheese and charcuterie products
Learned about the history of vintage posters
Discovered authentic imported French products
Discovered authentic French restaurants, cafes and shops.


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